Noise Levels in Turner Park, Tulsa, OK | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
55 dBA
Average noise across Turner Park
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,785
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
48% of Turner Park residents
80 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Turner Park at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 1,785 Turner Park residents, or 48.5%, live above that level. By land area, 47.0% of Turner Park is above 55 dBA.
53.0% below 55 dBA
47.0% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Turner Park compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Turner Park
Average noise levels for Turner Park residents, grouped by direction from the center of Turner Park. The highest population-weighted average is in northwestern Turner Park; the lowest is in southwestern Turner Park, where just 21% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in the loudest section.
Northwestern Turner Park
69.2 dBA · Loud
Highway traffic 50 ft away
Northeastern Turner Park
66.8 dBA · Loud
Highway traffic 50 ft away
Central Turner Park
59.8 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Eastern Turner Park
58.8 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southwestern Turner Park
52.5 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in northwestern Turner Park sounds about 218% louder than in southwestern Turner Park, a 16.7 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from I-244 do you need to be?
I-244 produces an estimated 74 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
74 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
60 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
330 ft
52 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
660 ft
44 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 18% of Turner Park sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 40% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Airport Noise
Tulsa International (TUL) sits northeast of Turner Park. The U.S. Department of Transportation models aviation noise around this airport from federal traffic data, and the model uses those federal measurements rather than synthetic predictions.
Blocks under the approach and departure paths carry combined road-plus-aviation noise, with some exceeding 45 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Turner Park, particularly to the southwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Turner Park
The bar chart below shows the share of Turner Park residents in each noise band. About 58% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 11% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Turner Park Compares
Turner Park sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Turner Park's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Sequoyah, Mayo Meadow, McClure Park, and Downtown Tulsa.
Average noise level (dBA)
Turner Park's 55.2 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Oklahoma as a whole averages 50.5 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Turner Park because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 48.5% of Turner Park residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 47.0% of Turner Park's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Oklahoma average of 22.7% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Turner Park
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from I-244 and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 18% of Turner Park is under tree cover (about average for neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is low-intensity developed land. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
- Airport noise is directional. Tulsa International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northeast. Neighborhoods to the southwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
